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Black dress, hand embroidered with the beheaded Medusa on the chest. White and red embroidery thread depict Medusa’s moment of betrayal and rage, the snakes of her hair a writhing tangle. Design based off of Caravaggio’s Medusa, 1597.
Over the centuries, the mythological figure of Medusa has stood for many things. Fear, revenge, beauty, rage. Of her three sisters, Medusa was the only mortal, and was slain. But Medusa’s power lived on after her death, with stories of her drops of blood spawning coral in the Red Sea, venomous vipers that terrorize the Sahara, and the Amphisbaena, a dragon-like creature with two heads, one where a tail would be.
Medusa has been ascribed both lethal hideousness and great beauty, and played the roles of both victim and aggressor in different stories. Powerful, misunderstood, able to destroy those who perceive her, mother to fearsome magic. Cue “I’m a bitch, I’m a mother, I’m a child, I’m a lover…”
Styling suggestions
🩸Snake accessories! Find one of those vintage belts that looks like a snake wrapped around your waist! Snake necklaces! Snake earrings! Be the head of Medusa, covered in snakes!
🩸Just add BIG HAIR
A-line dress with seams along the sides of both front and back to subtly enhance the line of the body, zip closure at the back.
Dress is J. Crew, size women’s 8, 93% cotton and 7% spandex
Measurements, laying flat
Pit to pit - 18”
Across waist - 15.5”
Length (shoulder to hem) - 36”
Skirt length (waistline to hem) - 20”
This piece is a part of the Blood Collection, a collection of art pieces exploring righteous feminine anger, protection, and community in the midst of a world choked by evil and violence. Fifteen percent of all sales from the Blood Collection will be donated to RAINN, the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network.
Ships within 10 business days
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Want this design as a wall hanging, or on another garment? Reach out to me about custom - sarah@sarahlederer.com
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Black dress, hand embroidered with the beheaded Medusa on the chest. White and red embroidery thread depict Medusa’s moment of betrayal and rage, the snakes of her hair a writhing tangle. Design based off of Caravaggio’s Medusa, 1597.
Over the centuries, the mythological figure of Medusa has stood for many things. Fear, revenge, beauty, rage. Of her three sisters, Medusa was the only mortal, and was slain. But Medusa’s power lived on after her death, with stories of her drops of blood spawning coral in the Red Sea, venomous vipers that terrorize the Sahara, and the Amphisbaena, a dragon-like creature with two heads, one where a tail would be.
Medusa has been ascribed both lethal hideousness and great beauty, and played the roles of both victim and aggressor in different stories. Powerful, misunderstood, able to destroy those who perceive her, mother to fearsome magic. Cue “I’m a bitch, I’m a mother, I’m a child, I’m a lover…”
Styling suggestions
🩸Snake accessories! Find one of those vintage belts that looks like a snake wrapped around your waist! Snake necklaces! Snake earrings! Be the head of Medusa, covered in snakes!
🩸Just add BIG HAIR
A-line dress with seams along the sides of both front and back to subtly enhance the line of the body, zip closure at the back.
Dress is J. Crew, size women’s 8, 93% cotton and 7% spandex
Measurements, laying flat
Pit to pit - 18”
Across waist - 15.5”
Length (shoulder to hem) - 36”
Skirt length (waistline to hem) - 20”
This piece is a part of the Blood Collection, a collection of art pieces exploring righteous feminine anger, protection, and community in the midst of a world choked by evil and violence. Fifteen percent of all sales from the Blood Collection will be donated to RAINN, the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network.
Ships within 10 business days
🩸🐍🗡️💀🩸🐍🗡️💀🩸🐍🗡️💀🩸🐍🗡️💀🩸🐍🗡️💀
Want this design as a wall hanging, or on another garment? Reach out to me about custom - sarah@sarahlederer.com
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